Improvement in bale-ties



P/HAYDEN.

BALE-TIE.

Patented J'an.30,-187'7.

ATTMNEYS.

PETER HAYDEN, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALE-TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. B 6,35, dated January30, 1877; application filed January 22, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER HAYDEN, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Bale-Tie and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecification, in which Figures 1, 2, 3 are sectional views, showing thedifferent steps or operations in effect ing the lock. Figs. 4 and 5 areperspective views of the buckle. Fig. 6 is a side view of theturning-key.

My invention relates to an improved mode of tightening bale-bands, andto an improved means for locking both ends of the hand.

To this end, the invention consists in coiling the free end of the bandby means of a turning-key or other suitable means in the mannerhereinafter described.

In the drawing, A indicates a band or hoop, such as is commonly employedfor baling cotton, hay, &e., and B a buckle or link. which has arectangular form and a single slot or aperture. One end, a, of the bandis attached to the buckle by looping it around the bar I), which ispreferably made cylindrical in form, to enable the buckle to turnfreely. The opposite parallel bar 6 is round on its outer side, to allowit to be moved freely ,on the bale, and angular on its inner side. Thecoil 1) is effected by aid of a forked key, 0, as I will proceed todescribe The band A, with buckle or link B attached, having been pissedaround a bale while in the press, the free end (I is inserted throughthe slot in the buckle, while the latter is held in the position shownin. Fig. 1. The end dis then seized by the fork of the key G, and thelatter quickly rotated to the right, thus winding the band around it,and producing the coil D. (Represented in Fig. 2.)

In this operation the band has a short bend, Fig. 2, where it slidesover the bar c of the buckle, and the looped end a is straight or nearlyso. But when the key is detached the coil presses the said looped end aupward or outward, and the buckle assumes an inclined position, as shownin Fig. 3. The coil thus serves to lock not only the free end of theband, by which it is formed, but also the looped end a. In other words,it forms a perfect lock for both ends of the band.

It will be observed that the excess in length of band is not material,since the uncoiled portion of the free end is confined under the loopedend a of the band, the regular convolutions of the coil being in suchcase formed of two or more thicknesses of metal.

In the operation of applying bands to bales they can be drawn so tight,by means of the turning-key, as to take up all slack, and thus preventthe expansion of the bales. In other words, the bales will be forced toretain their compressed size when removed from the press-a greatadvantage in respect to compactness, which facilitates handling, andconduces to economy of transportation and storage of the bales.

By my method the expense of securing the buckleto the band by rivetingthe looped end a is avoided. The bands and buckles may, hence, beshipped in separate bundles or packages, and attached or connected wherthe baling is done.

The adjacent edge; of the forks of the key 0 should be rounded toprevent cutting the band. The shank of the key may have a cross-head, toserve as a handle, as shown in the drawing, or instead of suchconstruction a pawl and ratchet may be suitably connected with the shankfor rotating it. In brief, I propose to employ any form of devicesuitable for the purpose.

The buckle or loop is preferably made of malleable iron, and may haveone or more slots, as well as various forms and proportions.

I purpose manufacturing the bands or hoops of iron and steel combined,so that they may have great tensile strength combined with greatflexibility.

My improvement enables bales to be temporarily bound in the field, orwherever else a powerful press is not available. Bands may also beapplied very tightly to bales, one or more of whose bands have beenbroken in transit, since the key 0 enables almost any required degree oftension to be applied by the leverage of the coil D against the buckleor link B.

What I claim is-- looped end a of the band, the coil D, formed 1. Themethod of tightening aband around or the free end of said band on theunder a bale by inserting the free end thereof side of the buckle, asshown and described.

through a buckle, and coiling the same by PETER HAYDEN. means of a.suitable instrument, in the manner Witnesses: shown and described. CHAS.A. PETTIT,

2. In combination with the buckle and A. W. HART.

